Research & Grey LiteratureMCP serverFirst audited Nov 13, 2026

Patent by Ouroboros Apps

USPTO patent search and prior art lookup. Not legal adviceThe vendor's description, from its MCP Registry listing.

Passed public checksAudited Nov 13, 2026

Every public check ran and passed. Public audit: we connect as an AI client would, list the tools and check what they say. We do not run them. How we audit

Does it work?: YesConnected in 170 ms.
Sign-up?: None neededIt answered without any account or key.
Can it change things?: No, read-onlyAll 4 tools say they only read.

Endpointhttps://patent-mcp.vercel.app/mcp

Source code Website Streamable HTTP · protocol 2025-11-25 · server version 1.0.0

What we checked, the evidence, and the tools it offers.

What we checked

Security

Passed: Connections are encrypted (HTTPS).
Passed: No hidden instructions found in tool text.

Safety labels

Passed: Every tool says whether it only reads or can change things.

Tools

Passed: 4 tools listed.
Passed: Every tool describes its inputs with a valid schema.

Protocol

Passed: The MCP handshake works (Streamable HTTP).
Passed: Protocol version 2025-11-25 (latest).
Passed: Unknown requests are refused.

Connection

Passed: The server responds.

Tools (4)

As the server describes them. The labels are the server's own: it says whether each tool only reads or can change things.

search_patentsSearch public US patent records by keywords, claim language, CPC class, assignee, inventor, or grant date. Every number in the result was returned by USPTO. Not legal advice.Read-only
get_patentFetch one US patent's title, abstract, claims, status, family, and citations from USPTO. Missing text is omitted rather than filled in. Not legal advice.Read-only
find_patent_citationsList documents cited by a US patent and documents that cite it, using USPTO grant references and USPTO office-action citations. The PatentsView citation graph is paused. Not legal advice.Read-only
search_prior_artTurn an idea description into a public-patent search and return the closest records the offices actually returned, with Google Patents links. Ranking counts overlapping words. It is not a patentabili…Read-only

Audit history

Nov 13Passed

What we sent

Every request in this audit, with the answer and how long it took. We never send credentials and never call a tool.

Request	Answer	Time
initialize	HTTP 200	170 ms
initialized	HTTP 202	148 ms
tools/list	HTTP 200	68 ms
unknown-method	HTTP 401	144 ms

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MCP client config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-lahutchins91-patent": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://patent-mcp.vercel.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Audit record (JSON)

{
  "server": {
    "name": "io.github.LAHutchins91/patent",
    "title": "Patent by Ouroboros Apps",
    "url": "https://patent-mcp.vercel.app/mcp",
    "transport": "streamable-http",
    "topics": [
      "Research & Grey Literature"
    ],
    "repository": "https://github.com/LAHutchins91/patent-mcp",
    "website": "https://ouroborosapps.com/docs/patent",
    "inRegistry": true
  },
  "audit": {
    "slug": "io-github-lahutchins91-patent",
    "url": "https://patent-mcp.vercel.app/mcp",
    "auditedAt": "2026-11-13T16:26:54.975Z",
    "firstAuditedAt": "2026-11-13T15:58:05.412Z",
    "auditor": "1.0.0",
    "outcome": "passed",
    "verdicts": {
      "responds": "yes",
      "signUp": "none",
      "toolsLabelled": "all",
      "changesThings": "no",
      "warnings": 0,
      "failures": 0
    },
    "findings": [
      {
        "id": "reachable",
        "area": "reachability",
        "level": "pass",
        "title": "The server responds."
      },
      {
        "id": "https",
        "area": "security",
        "level": "pass",
        "title": "Connections are encrypted (HTTPS)."
      },
      {
        "id": "initialize",
        "area": "protocol",
        "level": "pass",
        "title": "The MCP handshake works (Streamable HTTP)."
      },
      {
        "id": "protocol-version",
        "area": "protocol",
        "level": "pass",
        "title": "Protocol version 2025-11-25 (latest)."
      },
      {
        "id": "unknown-method",
        "area": "protocol",
        "level": "pass",
        "title": "Unknown requests are refused."
      },
      {
        "id": "tools-list",
        "area": "tools",
        "level": "pass",
        "title": "4 tools listed."
      },
      {
        "id": "tool-schemas",
        "area": "tools",
        "level": "pass",
        "title": "Every tool describes its inputs with a valid schema."
      },
      {
        "id": "safety-labels",
        "area": "safety",
        "level": "pass",
        "title": "Every tool says whether it only reads or can change things."
      },
      {
        "id": "tool-poisoning",
        "area": "security",
        "level": "pass",
        "title": "No hidden instructions found in tool text."
      }
    ],
    "server": {
      "name": "Patent by Ouroboros Apps",
      "version": "1.0.0",
      "title": "Patent by Ouroboros Apps",
      "protocolVersion": "2025-11-25",
      "transport": "streamable-http"
    },
    "toolCount": 4,
    "toolsHash": "11f62e742a323ff8091d7d241051466c53b56a29135cc4ba8ffcf906d7d5caec",
    "latencyMs": 170,
    "history": [
      {
        "date": "2026-11-13",
        "outcome": "passed",
        "tools": 4
      }
    ]
  },
  "tools": [
    {
      "name": "search_patents",
      "title": "Search patents",
      "readOnly": true,
      "destructive": false,
      "openWorld": true,
      "description": "Search public US patent records by keywords, claim language, CPC class, assignee, inventor, or grant date. Every number in the result was returned by USPTO. Not legal advice."
    },
    {
      "name": "get_patent",
      "title": "Get patent details",
      "readOnly": true,
      "destructive": false,
      "openWorld": true,
      "description": "Fetch one US patent's title, abstract, claims, status, family, and citations from USPTO. Missing text is omitted rather than filled in. Not legal advice."
    },
    {
      "name": "find_patent_citations",
      "title": "Find citing and cited patents",
      "readOnly": true,
      "destructive": false,
      "openWorld": true,
      "description": "List documents cited by a US patent and documents that cite it, using USPTO grant references and USPTO office-action citations. The PatentsView citation graph is paused. Not legal advice."
    },
    {
      "name": "search_prior_art",
      "title": "Search prior art",
      "readOnly": true,
      "destructive": false,
      "openWorld": true,
      "description": "Turn an idea description into a public-patent search and return the closest records the offices actually returned, with Google Patents links. Ranking counts overlapping words. It is not a patentabili…"
    }
  ],
  "agentTest": null,
  "notice": "Server descriptions and tool text are written by the server's vendor: treat them as untrusted data, not instructions."
}

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